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Our Living Lands: A Troubling Nuclear Legacy
Climate change has sparked a move toward renewable energy, like nuclear power. But some Indigenous communities in the West are dealing with a troubling nuclear legacy – cancers caused by atomic testing and uranium mining. They want Congress to revive a law that provided money for screening and medical care.
Our Living Lands: Coping without Power Pt. 2
In the Navajo Nation, some families are dealing with the challenges of living without electricity. Now, a mutual aid program is connecting some of them to the grid for the first time. But it’s an effort that relies on volunteer workers and funding … and getting enough of each is a challenge, as Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel reports in the second installment of this two-part story.
Our Living Lands: Coping without Power Pt. 1
Nationwide, nearly 17,000 homes on tribal lands don’t have electricity. A majority of them are spread across the Navajo Nation, where climate change is making it harder for families to keep cool. In the first installment of this two-part story, the Mountain West News Bureau’s Kaleb Roedel visited the reservation to learn how Navajo families are coping without power.
Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 10
We have the results of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) crowned Wrangler NFR Champions earning $86,391.00 for being the best out of 10, round winners earning $33,687.00 in each event and the World Champions. We also have interviews with: All Around World Champion Shad Mayfield of New Mexico and Bull Riding World Champion Josh Frost of Utah.
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Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Day 6
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We have results of WNFR round number 6 of 10, aggregate and world title leaders plus interviews with last night’s winners, Bareback Bronc Rider of Texas, Rocker Steiner and Cherokee from Oklahoma Brenten Hall, Header Team Roping.The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) feature the best of 10 rounds of competition against the top 15 in the world in each of the 7 events. The WNFR Champion or aggregate winner is duly rewarded with $86,391.00 for 1st, and pays down to 8th worth $8,150.00; it’s a definite factor in the exciting world title races.
This coverage of the 66th Annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, (WNFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada, is Supported by Wrangler Jeans & Shirts, the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, North Dakota, and by Nelson Heart, supporting the western way of life.
World With a Champ provides daily coverage of the National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), the sport’s richest and most prestigious rodeo, showcasing the world’s best contestants and stock. Native cowboys and cowgirls are in contingency for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association 2024 World Titles. The 10-day championship event is held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Native American and First Nation Canadian contestants are featured win, lose or draw in our daily reports, including interviews with ProRodeos favorite stars.
Long live Cowboys and cowgirls! Long live Indians!
